Police: Pregnant woman shot

Updated 11:22 pm, Thursday, July 4, 2013

An errant bullet fired in a downtown shooting early Thursday struck a pregnant woman in the neck, police said.

An errant bullet fired in a downtown shooting early Thursday struck a pregnant woman in the neck, police said.

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An errant bullet fired in a downtown shooting early Thursday struck a pregnant woman in the neck, police said.

An errant bullet fired in a downtown shooting early Thursday struck a pregnant woman in the neck, police said.

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An errant bullet fired in a downtown shooting early Thursday struck a pregnant woman in the neck, police said.

An errant bullet fired in a downtown shooting early Thursday struck a pregnant woman in the neck, police said.

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Police: Pregnant woman shot

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BRIDGEPORT -- An errant bullet fired in a downtown shooting early Thursday struck a 24-year-old pregnant woman in the neck, police said.

The woman, who was standing on Cannon Street between Broad and Main streets, was shot shortly before 1 a.m., but her injuries were not life-threatening and her pregnancy was not believed to be affected, city police spokesman William Kaempffer said.

It was not clear how far the shooter was from her. The victim's age and the stage of her pregnancy was not immediately available.

Police did not believe the pregnant woman was the intended target of the shooting, though investigators have not yet determined who the shooter meant to hit, Kaempffer said. The investigation is ongoing.